New signing made a bright Club World Cup debut and now eyes Fluminense, one of his former sides, on Tuesday
Est?v?o Willian was not the only Brazilian attacker to offer a tantalising glimpse of the future during Chelsea?s win against Palmeiras in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup. There was also a bright cameo from Jo?o Pedro, who came on for Liam Delap just after Est?v?o?s equaliser early in the second half and proceeded to change the game with his brawn and intelligent link-up play.
It was an eye-catching performance from the forward given that his ?60m move to Chelsea had been announced two days earlier. What had the 23-year-old been doing during his time off? Lifting logs and existing on a diet of raw steak, presumably. The aggression from Jo?o Pedro was startling. He was raring to go after a couple of training sessions with his new teammates and, while he was not involved in the winning goal, his bustling forward play was a ***** part of Chelsea reasserting their dominance after Palmeiras pulled the score back to 1-1.
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